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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="14-206.1" title_number="14" title_name="Physicians" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="State Board of Physicians">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Based on a complaint received by the Board, the executive director of the Board may apply to a judge of the District Court or a circuit court for a search warrant to enter private premises where the Board or a disciplinary panel suspects that a person who is not licensed by the Board is practicing, attempting to practice, or offering to practice medicine.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An application for a search warrant shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Be in writing;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Be verified by the applicant; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Describe the premises to be searched and the nature, scope, and purpose of the search.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A judge who receives an application for a search warrant may issue a warrant on a finding that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The scope of the proposed search is reasonable;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The request for a search warrant is based on a complaint received by the Board; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Obtaining consent to enter the premises may jeopardize the attempt to determine whether a person who is not licensed by the Board is practicing, attempting to practice, or offering to practice medicine.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A search warrant issued under this section shall specify the location of the premises to be searched.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A search conducted in accordance with a search warrant issued under this section may not exceed the limits specified in the warrant.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A search warrant issued under this section shall be executed and returned to the issuing judge:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Within the period specified in the warrant, which may not exceed 30 days after the date of issuance; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Within 15 days after the date of issuance, if no period is specified in the warrant.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
